Throughout the years, we have seen a number of problems in the tech industry related to patents and infringement on them. Businesses have gone broke trying to recoup their losses after lengthy court battles over patent violations. Some major companies interested in developing LTE technology are hoping to prevent that problem by combining efforts to create a patent pool. Nokia, Ericcsson and NEC are among the parties that are willing to commit to sharing their patents. Suspiciously absent from the pool is Qualcomm, a company that you would think would be highly interested in avoiding patent problems considering their recent losses in court resulting from infringements.